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Your Reference.
At once
Re
DRAFT. DESPATCH
GOVERNOR
HONG KONG
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in which you
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dealt with the various matters
raised by the Director of Audit, Hong Kong, in his report to the Director General $7
Colonial Audit
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. S.
Minister of State
Secretary of State
Sir,
I have etc., to refer to
your despatch No.48 of the 19th March,
financial operations 1949 on the subject of the organisation
Jon accounting methods
and fineneing of the Department of
Supplies Trade and Industry, now
renamed the Department of Supplies
and Distribution.
2. I am ot aware of the very
exceptional and difficult
circumstances of the period immediately
following the resumption of civil
government in Hong Kong in May, 1946,
and I note that you consider this
to be the main reason for the failure
to secure my authority for the opening
of Suspense Accounts and other steps
followed
from
then
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which were inevitably enee the
decision had been taken to continue
to operate the Supplies Trade and
Industries Department on a commercial
basis. I have therefore decided,
after consultation with the Director
General of Colonial Audit, to give
general covering approval for the
unauthorised departures from Colonial
Regulations